UNIVERSITY OF DENVER - GRADUATE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK
Individualized Field Education Plan (IFEP) – Concentration Year
Student _________________________________________ Agency___________________________________________________
MSW Field Instructor____________________________________________________
Task Supervisor (If applicable) ________________________________________________
Field Liaison ___________________________________________________________
Quarter _____ Year _____
(Review and update each quarter as needed)
Student Concentration:
child welfare
children and youth: risks and healthy development
family systems
aging services and policy
health and wellness
mental health
organizational leadership and policy practice
sustainable development and global practice
advanced social work practice
 The completed IFEP will serve as a contract between the student and the field supervisor and should be reviewed and/or
updated each quarter, documenting the opportunities provided by the internship and a plan for student accomplishments.
 The IFEP and the Quarterly Field Evaluation are designed to work together. It is most helpful to have the Quarterly
Evaluation and the list of competencies/advanced practice behaviors in front of you when completing and/or reviewing the
IFEP. A summary of the competencies/practice behaviors is listed below, and a full list of competencies/advanced
practice behaviors can be found at: http://portfolio.du.edu/gsswstudentresources/page/44317.
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Conduct Oneself as a Professional Social Worker
Apply Social Work Professionalism and Ethical Principles to Guide Practice
Develop Professional and Effective Oral and Written Communication Skills
Understand and Respond to Agency and Community Context for Advocacy and Practice
Engage with Clients and Client Systems in an Empowering and Culturally Responsive Manner
Assess Clients and Client Systems Using Knowledge of Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Design Culturally Responsive Intervention Strategies
Evaluate Own Practices and Plan for Termination with Clients, Client Systems and Communities
Demonstrate Competencies Related to Certificate and/or PROGRESS Program (if applicable)
Demonstrate Competencies Related to Specific Concentration Advanced Practice Behaviors
Concentration
Individualized Field Education
PL AN
Part I
To help students and supervisors determine the basic structure of the internship, it is recommended that these items be
discussed at the beginning of the internship.
Student Schedule (Days and Hours)________________________________________________________________________
Supervision (Day, time)__________________________________________________________________________________
Off-Site Supervision if applicable (Day, time, location)_________________________________________________________
Additional Support: (Names and contact information of people the student can utilize when the supervisor is unavailable)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Agency Emergency/Safety Procedures: (After-hours safety/security, home visits, crisis management, etc.)_____________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Absence Policy: (How will absences be addressed? Who does the student contact regarding absences? What is the
phone/email information for the contact? After-hours phone numbers?)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
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Student Space (Workspace, available resource (I.e. phone, computer, copier)
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Other: (e.g.: holidays, tracking of hours, etc.) __________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________________
Part II
Students and supervisors should follow these steps in completing the IFEP:
1. Students read over and discuss the Quarterly Field Evaluation with their field supervisor.
a. Discuss how the practice behaviors listed in the evaluation apply to the agency and the internship responsibilities.
b. Determine the tasks, activities, and learning that need to occur so that the student can meet the requirements for
internship competencies.
c. If the internship does not include the opportunity to address all of the competencies found on the quarterly
evaluation, the field supervisor and the student should explore ways that the internship can be expanded. This
process may also occur if the student identifies additional activities or areas of interest.
d. In addition to choosing the general practice behaviors, students must list the 3 required concentration-specific
practice behaviors (list found at: http://portfolio.du.edu/gsswstudentresources/page/44317).
e. This discussion should also address the ways that supervision will be structured.
f. Students will then complete this IFEP. Depending upon the agency, the initial IFEP may contain tasks/activities
relevant to the first quarter only or may contain tasks/activities that will be accomplished throughout the year.
g. Include specific activities in which the student will participate.
h. Include as many items as necessary.
2. The completed IFEP will be reviewed by the field liaison each quarter. It is important that the student and supervisor
review and update the IFEP as needed each quarter.
3. The IFEP will be signed and used as the official learning contract.
Utilizing the list of competencies and practice behaviors (at: http://portfolio.du.edu/gsswstudentresources/page/44317),
describe the activities and tasks that will be completed during the internship. Many activities frequently address more
than one competency.
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(Include as many as needed - Update each quarter)
Using the list of concentration-specific advanced practice behaviors (list found at:
http://portfolio.du.edu/gsswstudentresources/page/44317), list the 3 required for the student’s concentration. Discuss how
each of these practice behaviors will be addressed in the internship. These 3 required practice behaviors will be added
to the student’s quarterly evaluation.
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If applicable, describe other activities and tasks that are available in the internship. This may include optional tasks
and/or activities that are of particular interest to the student
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Identify issues that the student personally needs to address for professional development (Optional for first quarter,
required for second and third quarters)
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CERTIFICATE STUDENTS:
Describe how the specific requirements of the certificate and/or PROGRESS Program will be integrated into the
internship
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SIGNATURES:
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Student
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MSW Field Instructor
_____________________________________________________ Date ___________________
Task Supervisor (if applicable)
_____________________________________________________ Date ___________________
Field Liaison